Rinky Dink (instrumental)

"Rinky Dink" is an instrumental written by Dave "Baby" Cortez and Paul Winley and performed by Cortez. It reached #9 on the U.S. R&B chart and #10 on the U.S. pop chart in 1962.[1] It was featured on his 1962 album Rinky Dink.[2] In Canada the song reached #6.[3]

"Rinky Dink"
Single by Dave "Baby" Cortez
from the album Rinky Dink
B-side"Getting Right"
ReleasedJune 1962 (1962-06)
GenrePop
Length2:40
LabelChess
Songwriter(s)Dave "Baby" Cortez, Paul Winley
Dave "Baby" Cortez singles chronology
"Come on and Stomp"
(1961)
"Rinky Dink"
(1962)
"Happy Weekend"
(1962)

The song ranked #59 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962.[4]

Other versions

References

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  2. "Dave "Baby" Cortez, Rinky Dink". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  3. "CHUM Hit Parade - September 17, 1962".
  4. "Top 100 Singles of 1962", Billboard, Section II, December 29, 1962. p. 82. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  5. "Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Green Onions". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  6. "Bill Justis, Alley Cat/Green Onions: Bill Justis Plays 12 Big Instrumental Hits". Discogs. 1962. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  7. "Steve Allen, Gravy Waltz and 11 Current Hits!". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  8. "Al Grey, Having a Ball". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  9. "Paul Revere & the Raiders, Paul Revere & the Raiders". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  10. "Sounds Incorporated, "Spanish Harlem" Single Release". Discogs. 1964. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  11. "Willie Mitchell, Hold It!!! Here's Willie Mitchell". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  12. "Roland Alphonso and the Studio 1 Orchestra, "Rinky Dink (So Good)" Single Release". Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  13. "The Tornados EP". Retrieved March 29, 2019.
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